On July 20th, 2012, the tragic shooting which involved a young man in a movie…in Aurora, Colorado affected the lives of many; the victims and their friends and families, along with many people all over the world. This piece is a tribute to the victims who were directly killed, hurt or heartbroken due to this act of inhumanity. Too many horrible things like this have happened in the past and it is important to spread awareness through all means, in this case, through the art of dance.Read More

12 years ago my father was diagnosed with his first brain tumor. He underwent surgery,…since then has had two more surgeries to remove two additional growths. This piece is the story of that struggle for him, for my family, and specifically myself. Learning to deal with the pain of his changing personality, his limitations, and overall the incredible strength in the love and marriage of him and my mother, as well as our family unit. Each dancer represents an individual deeply effected, my father, my mother, my sister, her husband, myself, and my grandmother- who unfortunately passed away just prior to his 3rd surgery. This is the story of a families strength through challenges....and the meaning of true unconditional love. These are young, non-professional dancers with quirks and imperfections. That is part of why I love it so much. I hope you enjoy.Read More

1. the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action…given forces. "the missile's trajectory was preset" synonyms: course, path, route, track, line, orbit More 2. GEOMETRY a curve or surface cutting a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle. Music: Steven ReichRead More

Kira Seamon was a Guest Choreographer at one of Regional Dance America's National Choreography Intensives.…was called the Craft of Choreography Conference and ran for 2 weeks in the summer. A typical day saw her completing a morning session, an afternoon rehearsal and a Showing at night of her work. The assignment for this day was to create a 2 minute dance with "scrub brush" as the theme. That might seem like a restrictive and difficult topic for dance, but as you can see, Kira immediately used imagery to help her discover and create unusual movements for her dance. She imagined using her scrub brush to clean her shower and created a movement vocabulary during her morning session. Her afternoon rehearsal, where she choreographed the dance on the dancers, saw her taking inspiration from her morning session and then taking the concept very far afield into a completely new realm. She feels very honored to have been given what she considers the highest praise she could have received from her Director of Choreography. He told her that "he didn't recognize her in the work at all", and "would never have guessed the work was hers, if her didn't see her choreograph it himself during the afternoon". That was exactly the reason Kira applied and was thrilled to attend this Conference! She wanted to explore, discover and grow as a choreographer and she thrived on the challenges presented there. She feels her participation in the Conference was an invaluable part of her development as a choreographer and greatly helped in discovering her personal style and movement voice. This Instructional Video finds Kira commenting on her work and giving insight to the choreographic process. This is the 3rd Video in her "Raising the Barre" Instructional Video series.Read More

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